[Xastir] why isn't GNIS in maps directory?

[Jason Winningham]

On Jan 5, 2005, at 10:23 AM, Derrick J Brashear wrote:

> You can display them not on a map.

huh?  You _can_ display them, and xastir's code handles the display 
well, except for the time required to sift through on average 37000 
lines of data per state to display the few I want.

>  They're not map data. In and of themselves, they are useless for 
> navigation.

If you're navigating, where do you navigate _to_, if not a point? The 
position of that point on a map is a pretty powerful navigational aide.

-j